Engine



July 15 1924'.

H. L. KLINE ENGINE Filed May 26. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 15 1924. 1,501,459

31. IL. KLINE ENGINE Filed May 26. 1923 2 Sheats-Sheet 2 I aw //A z fnvenior Kline "vide an engine with novel whereby Certain important Patented July 15, 1924.

' If E HARRY L. KLINE, or PonrLANn,

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ENTIETHS T0 osoAR G. LARSQI'NQBO'IEH or PORTLAND,

.- sr rss PATENTor EN GIN'E Application filed May 26, 1923. Serial No. 641,704'.*'

To all whom it may) concern Be it known that I, HARRY L. ,KLINE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at,

ticularly to an engine-embodying aplurality of pistons having rectilinearVmovement'and it is an object of the inventionf'toiprovide novel and improved meanswherebythe rIeciprocation of the pistons isconverted into rotary movement. Q

Another object of the and improved means whereby the liability of a dead center is avoided.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and ar v rangementof the several parts of my engine advantages are attainedand the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous-for use, as willbe rherein after more fully setfo rth; 1

The novel features of myinvention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order thatimy invention'inay be: the} better understood, I will now proceed'toYde- "scribe the same with reference toithevaccom panying drawings, wherein Figure '1 is-a viewpartly in section and partly in top plan and somewhat of a diagrammatic character illustrating an engine constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention; 7

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view partly in section and partly in elevation illustrating a portion of my improved mechanism as herein disclosed; 1

Figure 3 is an enlarged view partlyin section and partly in elevation illustrating; in detail a rocking member directly engaged with the pistons together with the means associated therewith to effect the continuous rotation of the drive shaft;

Figure 4 is a diagrammatic view in elevation illustrating the relative arrangement of the gears as herein disclosed.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, B denotes a block herein disclosed as had to theaccompanying draw:

-' forms no part ofxmy; lievefthat a, detailed ,sary.

inve'ntion' is to pro-' Y is ends tons2,-of one:pair are the pistons 2' of; -the second 11 is a clutch roller 12.

sitioned support 16.

' said provided with fourr cylindersfl, said cylini ders,being;i n pairs-arranged at the opposite.

sides of the transversecenter of the block.

Working inathe cylinders 1 The pistons 2 steam or otherwise; the, block and the; pistons j discl Supported in desired tion. of which isfiXed shaft 3 adjacent .to the sle sleeveiti.

Loosely mounted uponvthe sleeves 5. and 6' a' r,ock. member 7 provided. adjacent )its directedqarms 8,: arms 8 at eachside'of said member being Operatively engaged, 9- are the connecting :rods 10 associated withrth ,ders 1 so ,that'upon recipro with the oppositely the connected by a pin :9.

Withieach of the pins:

tons:2 the members 7 will 7 are the. pistons j2-.j may;-r eceive impulse in any; desired -n1anner,;as.z by ian iexplosive fuel, As'the construction of 2 ,in their details present invention I be-j osureis unnecesa V itial aar's ea .to the pistons 2,-andythe pointlbetween the". 1 pairs of saidrpistons is eve '5 is a second a shaftj3iozto oneipiora; as by: a key 401' the like arsleeve 5and loosely mounted.v upon said e adjacent icyline 1 cation-:of thepisbe rocked or os-,

cillatedr *It is to; be understood that the c pis,- 1;

her 7-..in the opposite end and at one side of its pockets. ll, saidnpockets' b ranged within-1 eachlof the r pinion 15 is a gear 17 in mesh with the ing shaft 19 of the engin also has fixed thereto a pinion in mesh with a gear 21 carried end portion of the sleeve As the pistons 2 reciproc rocks rotating the sleeve 5, and the opposite direction rot reversely' related with ipair'. .c "The-mem portions thereof,

axialv center is pro-1; vided" with the e'lpngated' :cam recesses :or o

ein'g"; disposed in! opposite )directio'n's'or' reversely related. Ar

ecesses :o'r pockets.

One of these rollers the sleeve 5 while 12 has direct coshaft 3 has, fixed 14 which is constantly in mesh by a suitably po- Movable with the which is constantly gear 18 fixed to the drive. The shaft 19 2O constantly by the outer 6.

ate the member 7 or oscillates with the movement of member 7 in one direction driving or the movement in ating or driving the sleeve 6 and which reverse movements of the sleeves 5 and 6 through the instrumentality of the gears 14, 15, 17, 18, 20 and 21 result in the driving shaft 19 being continuously rotated in one direction. 7

Supported adjacent to the block B is a crank shaft C with which is operatively e11 gaged a pitman 22, said pitman 22 being also operatively engaged with a pin 9 of the member 7 and preferably the pin 9 remote from the shaft C. fixed thereto a timer gear 23 and also a balance wheel 24. The shaft C is substantially an idle shaft although itoperates to' time the valve mechanism for the engine and also the ignition 1f said an internal combustion type. The: balance wheel 24: also facilitates the operation of the engine :as is believed to be clearly apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains. g a

As an explosion drives down one piston of the pair connected to an arm :8 or rocker as it may be termed, rotary motion is imengine be of parted to the shaft 3 by the clutch roller 12 and when the arm or rocker 8 reverses its motion, due to the explosion acting on the diagonally opposite piston in the other pair, the friction of the roller 12 with the sleeve '6 and member 77 carries the first piston of the first pair to its originalposition wherein the operation'is repeated. In other words in the operation ofthe engine an explosion takes place only in one cylinder of each pair and alternately.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that an engine constructedinaccorda-nce with my invention is particularly well adapted'for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be-assembled and operated, and it will also be. obvious that my :invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereofiand for this reason I do not wish to be understoodwaslimiting my- The shaft C has means carried by the rock shaft and the sleeve,

self to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying. out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim 2-- 1. In combination, a shaft, a sleeve loose ly mounted on the shaft, a rock member mounted upon the shaft and sleeve, means for oscillating the rock member, clutching means carried by the rock member and c0- acting with the shaft for rotating the shaft upon movement of the rock member in one direction, second clutching means carried by the rock member and coacting with the sleeve for rotating the sleeve independently of the shaft upon movement of the rock member'in the opposite direction, a driving shaft, and an operative connection between the driving shaft and the first named shaft and sleeve whereby the movements of the shaft named-shaft and sleeve upon oscillation of the rock member causes the second named shaft to continuously rotate .in one direction.

2. In combination, ashaft, a sleeve loosely mounted on the shaft, a rock member mounted upon the shaft and sleeve, means for oscillating the rock member, clutching member and coacting with the shaft for rotating the shaft upon movement of the rock member in one direction, second clutching means carried by the rock member and coacting with the sleeve for rotating the sleeve independently of the shaft upon movement of the rock member in the opposite direction, a driving shaftya gearing connection between the driving shaft and the first named shaft, and .a earing connection between the driving said gearing connections operating to rotate the driving shaft in one direction upon oscillation of the rock member.

In testimony signature.

HARRY L. .KL-INE.

whereof I hereunto affix my .90 

